In all the years I’ve known Tim Paluch, I never thought he would be the one to cast the first stone, but in last Friday’s Daily, he proved me wrong. See, unlike Tim, who doesn’t remember Bradley Holtan, my memory is clear.

I have known Tim Paluch since I was a freshman and he lived on my floor in Wallace Hall. So did Bradley Holtan. Paluch makes a big deal of what a bad person Brad is, but apparently he didn’t think that way when he borrowed his CDs to burn two years ago.

Isn’t it a little hypocritical for a progressive young liberal like Paluch to pass such harsh judgments?

I mean, after all, isn’t duplicating copyrighted material stealing? Doesn’t that make Paluch a thief? Is he willing to turn those oh-so-scrutinizing eyes on himself?

But let’s move on from Tim Paluch. Let’s take a look at the Bochik family, the “victims” in this terrible crime. Due to information I retrieved myself from the “crime scene,” I have learned that these people aren’t so angelic after all. The tenants are felons.

They were arrested for allegedly forging a $49,000 paycheck. Ms. Hansen maintained a file of all her misdeeds, which was more than two inches thick. This poor victim had apparently committed so many crimes that she couldn’t keep track of them all in her head.

Now Paluch says that Brad’s actions are clearly illegal. Actually, they are quite legal, if perhaps immoral. See, when the Bochiks failed to vacate their residence after Ev Cochrane evicted them, their property became his. He is under no obligation to give it to them unless it is otherwise specified in the lease. It was his property to do with as he chose.

Before we condemn Brad and vindicate the Bochik family, let’s take a moment to remember that not all victims are as they seem, and not all participants are perpetrators.

Matthew Abbott

Junior

English